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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13

V. Al water rents" shall lac pa al for i'm
advance. 10y the consumer or y, rson applying
for the use OF water, ana annual renters or
consumers shall pay somannually IN advance
VI. At the regular meeting OF the hoard
of water commissioners in the months oi Alrl
aunt October I'm cnch year, said board OF water
commissioners shall make ont bills against
each and every person il said Village using
water. for the next six months commencing
with the tirst OF the next May ana November;
and said board ct water commissioners shall.
al their next regular meeting after tE ISSUING
ing of any permit tOanN person 90 usc water
nom said water works. make out hili against
such person for the water rents for the
remainder of the six months ending On the
last day of the next April or October
VII The clerk of the said board of water
commissioners. shall Immediately after any
meeting of said board an which any bill men
toned in the preceding section, II made out
deliver said bills 10 the marshal OF said village
and shall charge the same TO him.
VII. The marshal of said VillHgc, shall mmo
diutcly upon receipt lay him OF amy hill men
TONED in section six ot this ordnance, proc''o
! to collect the same and shall pay ONtrHll mon
J eNs collected 10y him 10 the village treasurer
and take his receipt for the same ana sihl
within fifteen days after receiving sald hhl'
! return such a. are uncollectcd to the sait
! clerk together with the receipts OF the village
! treasurer, for urh a. he has collected.
tx. Said clerk shall, upon the marshals re
| turning said bills a. unCoicctCda ana the receipts
! tor those collected, give said marshal crcdll
! Tor said receipts ana uncOllfCtt'l hlll~s Hn'
! charge the village treasurer with the amount
| OF the receipts, and report such amount to th'
| common council.
Y said clerk shall also report to the hoart
| of WatCr commissioners and common counci
! AN bills returned uncOlcctcd.
! ri. The village attorney shall proceed upoI
| direction OF the common council 10 collrcl an
| bills for water rent returned by the marsha
! ~ uucOlcctcd. 10y suit at law. and the money
! when so collected shall lee paid over 40 the vi
| agc treasurer, and charged 10 him 10y SAT-
| clerk.
! XII An ordinances or parts OF ordinance
! heretofore passed relative To the suhlcc
matter OF this ordinance, are hereby repealed
| XIII. This ordinance shall take effect aut
| Doe i'm force twenty days after il passage an'
/ due publication.
We hereby certify that the foregoing ordi
| nance WAS adopted at a regular meeting oi tn'
| common council of the village of Alma, hcl'
| May To-, 1851. 10y "a cOncurrng vote OF two
thirds of the mcmhcrs cllct OF said council.
\. NTRiNGToN,
Village Clerk.
! b. = WEBB
| President.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
Ordinance No. IL.


Relative To the establishment of Water
Rcnt- ana the collection thereof.
The Village OF Alma orddius;-
II. All persons using water from the village
water works, shall pay therefor at The follow
ing rates. viz: Dwelling houses with six rooms
or less and only occupied hY ono family. and
using one faucet I've dollars per aunum.-
each additional faucet one dollar All tenant
houses occupied 10y more than one 'WuHt tu
pay the same rates a. above, Tor each family
and faucet
Hotels and bourding houses. tcn d3iiur- per
anuum, and one dollar JOB addition thereto, ion
each room therein in which water IL used.
Saloons. grocery and pru1i~i stores, each
five dollars per aunuW.
Bathing apparatus for family use. oucdol
lar per annum. ana for the use OF guests and
boardcrs, at hotel or boarding house, two
dollars per annum for each tub. Pubic bath
ing tubs each, three dollar. per anuum
Water closets for family use one dollar per
annum for each howl; water closets in public
houses. two dollars per anuum for each bowl
therein. Uriuals. ono dollar per anuum. each.
Steam boilers to be assessed
Private stables for one horse or for one cow.
and including thH uso oi water for Uushlul
carriages. two dollars per amman. and Tor eact
additional hurs or cOw fifty cents: Livery and
hotel stables To Dee ,>-t-~Dd. street ~pruklcr~
tor each cart. wagon or toame employed therein
twenty Ave cents rcr day.
Meat markets, i've dollars per aunum.
All fountains 10 Joe assessed.
Blacksmith shOps-OuC forge. two dollars per
annum. aud each additional ,Of-c ulty cents
per gnnum.
Mills ana manufacturers. % De Assessed.
Stone work. three nts per perch
Brick laying ten cents per thousand.
Piastcrug for each one hundred yards ca
fractional pant thcipo.. tWCutE cents Bat 40
permit tor the use of Wat'r FOR building pur-
pose .hall bc ISSUED for less tulu two collars
Garden hose and succt washers. two To- ten
dollars per annum.
Barber shops i've dollars pcr a1num for one
chair, and for each additional chair, one Collar
per annum.
Private hydrlnts for fire protection and
used for no other purpose, mo- charge.
Water used TOR othcr purposes To- bc paid
for a. follows: iUll gallons or Jess. fuIrc,ut.
per 100 gallons; 1UIutp 500 u4flnu~ three cent.
per hundred gallons: 5000 10 10000 two cents
per loo gallons; over lOUJU gallons, one and
one hair cents per 700 E'lluuS.
II. Whenever assessments specified in the
preceding section arc 20 ba made, such ,t.-f~s-
monts shail he made hS tlc u0dri ul water
commissioners.
III Whenever an application is made. for
the use OF water. pr purpose NOT mentioned
IN this ordinance. or for purposes for which no
water rent or rate L. fixed ht this ordinance
the board of water commissioners shall nj their
next regular meeting thereafter. ~ thc"watUr
INT for such purpose 10y assessment.
~. The common council may. rs resolution,
remit the whole or pati Of any water rent
provided for by this Orlinancs or any assess.
ment made 10 The board OF water commission.
crs OF said village.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
u. :. WEBB.
President.

DROBAfE ORDER state of Michigan
:. county Ol Grtlut. IS
Ata session OF the Probate Court for the
county OF GratiOt. holden NJ the Probate O flee
in the village oi Ithaca, on Tuesday. the third
day of May. in the year one thousand eight
hundred and cighty-scycu.
Present. james Paddock Judge of Probate
I'm the matter of the estate of Eunicc Wood,
deceased. On reading and fling the petition
duly verified. of Chas. III. Wood praying that
administration Of said estate may be granted
to tho petitioner or some other suitable person,
Thcrcupan IL H. ordered. that Tuesday, the
Thirty-hr-t day uf May, AT ten O'Clock in the
forenoon. bee assigned for I he hearing Of said
petition. and that the heirs M law of said de-
ceased. AMI al other persons interested in said
o~tute. are required TO appear at n session of
said court then so bc holden at the Probate
once. m the village of Ithaca. and show cause.
IL any there loo. why the prayer of the petitioner
should not bc granted; ana 10 T. further order
cd. that slid petitioner give notice TO the
persons Interested ia said estate of the pend
cncy OF said peti ion and the hearing thereof
10y causing copy OF this order 10 be publish
cd in the Alma RECORD. u newspaper printed
and circulated ia said county of Gratiot three
succ, ssiyc weeks. previous To said day OF
hearing.
JAMES PADDOCK, Judge OF Probate.
"a TRUE COPY
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
MORTGAGE sALE-Dcfault having bee

MORTGAGE SALE.-Dcfault having been
4N4 made in the conditions OF "A certain
mortgage, bearing date November 18th. lss2
executed 10y John Cunningham and Eudoca
nngham, his wife, OF the township OF
RichHnd. Montcalm county Michigan, TO Nor
timer Ely, of stockton, New York. ana record
ed in the office of the register of deeds of Graz
uOtcounty, Michigan. in liber 40 OF mortgages
on page ia, on the 4th day of December. lss2
upon which there is claimed 10 be due and un-
paid at the date of this notice, the sum OF one
hundred and ninety-two dollars and seven
cents tSlP.0,j. and no suit or proceeding at law
or IN equity having been instituted to recover
the amount now due, or any part thereof
Now, therefore, notice is hereby giVen that by
virtue OF the power of sale in said mortgage
contained, and in pursuance Of the statute In
sold at public auction, TO the highest bidder.
at the north front door of the court house in
the village of Ithaca, in said county that being
the place of holding the circuit court for said
county, on the 18th day of May, lss1, III 10
O'Clock in thc forenoon CT said day the prem
iscs described i'm said mortgage, or So much
thereof Is shall bc necessary 10 satisfy the
amount now due thereon. with the legal costs,
provided 10y the statute, VIZ: The west TWEEN
west hail OF the northwest quarter OF Sec
of range fou- a. west, being in the township
OF Seville GratiOt county, Michigan.
Dated February II, 1887
MORTIMER ELY. Nortc agee.
PALMER & SPiSSEY Att'ys for Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
Ordinance No. 10.
Relative 10 the care and protection %. ihe vie
lagc water works.
The Village of Alma ordanS.-

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-
Inc Image OF Anna oihaih-
l. The board of water cOnuiS- toner's. pro-
Vidcd for i'm ordinance eleven. ~hali have general
care. control and supervision col the water
works subject however. to the orders ol the
common council
II NJ ,,o,-,,, ,tl,,,. .tl,.r r,,,.t ..,.- or tho
g., - rU li,,,,.,'t ii ~ me-. f, tI,,. ,,.. /.
and U,,,nos,s az .aiJ ianarfI,lnut and tio-,
o,o.i,ll 5,tt,,.i,,.I A.. 'tb. I.,,f ,I ,,.,f.,
commissioners or chief engineer of The trc
department. shall omen amy hNdrant cor dri "
or attempt TO draw water from the same. ur
in any manner Interfere with Salu hAdi@hi s.
water man. private Sod c"'h-' any "i .,D
pumps or amy iHa'iH'I! t"l""Il'N- /" '"'
"'''
Ill n" person sh"ii lll any ihihtI '''- l'',
the access 10 any stop t"'h' NdiN' OF ny .I"'l'
connected WIN any M"ttl llI". lH any 7'I''''
alley or Puhuc pace lh >lld Nlli3tc' ny h'"'
OF wood lumhor prich' stone or "thVf Ntuc" 70
or ihlilgs NhhltN'i'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
MORTGAGE sALE.-Default having beer

| MORTGAGE sALE.-Default having been
AV4 made in the condition. OF u certain mort
gage, made and executed 10y John w. Rom ne
| ahd LoNina kDmine, his wife, 10 William but
| ton. dated October It, 1852, and corded
October .Jrd, lSS2, in Libcr A. Of mortgages. on
page =, IN the Office OF the register of deeds for
! Gratioi county, Michigan, for the sum of Two
! iundtcd Dollars, on the following described
ihnd to.wt: The cast half ~ OF the west
half IL OF the southeast quarter Ia OF sect
! ION lwcttyiOur ~ in township twelve ll2l
north, OF rnngc four = west. in tiratiot county
Michigan; 1nd thr sud W iilam DuttOn having
! departed this lie on or about the Both day OF
October. 1851. leaving last will and testament
winch was proved ana probated in the probate
C. urt Tor the county of Lenawce. and tho cN-
ecution thereof committed to Charles VI. eros.
wen ana Frank w. Clay, or the survivor of
them. who have given bond and entered upon
the duties thereof; and whereas, there is claim
e., 90 az que and unpaid AT the date of this
n 'ice. for interest, the sum of Sixty-fuur Dol
lars, and the further sum of Ten Dollars and
~ ntA -nine G, nts for taxes paid for the years
lsSand lsSt-making Il iotal sum que and un-
paid on said mortgage of Scventy-fOur dollars
and tWenty-nnc cents. and no proceedings
either AT law or IN equity having been institut-
cd to coll 90 me whole or any part Of said debt
secured 10y said mortgage,
Now, therefore 10y virtue Of the power OF
sale I'm SAID mortgage contained, aud of the
statute in such case made and provided notice
j. hereby given that said mortgage will be
forecloscd 10y n sale of the land and premises
above described at public auction or veuduc
nthc highest bidder, at the north IF mt door
OF the Gratiot county court house, in the vii
lagc OF Ithaca, Michigan. on the 9TH day OF
August. lssi, nj 10 o'clock I'm the fore noon, for
the purpose OF satisfying tho said amount due
ON SAN mortgage. with Interest aud all legal
costs. together With an attorney fee II fifteen
dollars, "a provided 10y statute. said sac will
be- made subject To the principal sum of two
hundred dollars not yet due, and interest on
the same from aud after the 2st cay of Oct
Olor. lSS6.
Dated. May 9TH. 1sST.
FRANK W. CLAY,
Executor OF the last will and test
ament of william button, deceased.
MARCUS PoLLAskY, Attorney for Executor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
SELLS sAwDUsT COMEDY.
White-headed Gags Knocked ont by
"Chestnut Register

White-headed Gags Knocked ont by
"Chestnut Register
Menus. the merry god, and the deity
ut whose shrine the major portion oi
show patrons of the present day Wor-
ship. will hold high carnival IN the ring
performance of Sells Brothers blg
tented aggregation, which exhibits at
st. Louis, Thursday. May 20. The ar
ray of motley humorlsts Will be some
thing unprecedented rs regards number
and cleverness; ana If some new gags
and business are not sprung ON the
people, ii will Ice surprising. The list
of merrymen is headed 10y the noted
English pantOmlmlc ANA acIopatlc
clown. Little Sammy" WhOWill tickle
the disabilities of the audience with his
many novel tricks and wonderful facial
gymnastics. Judge" Pullback, the
Chesterfield of Shakespemem wits,
will introduce some remarks ON the IN
ter-State Commerce Bill, "Charley
Madden, one of the brightest testers
that ever donncd cap and bells. will lo-
caliZe the latest comic songs, tell lib
tickling stories. and perform his preco
cous little pig, Ben Butler, Twenty
high priests OF Menus. i'm all. viii par
ticipate in the reNels. Any clown who
springs a musty. hoary-headed chest
nut. with Nhiskers i'm it. is subjected TO
a fine of $40. \ new feature in con-
nection with clowning will bc introduc-
ed in the shape of a chestnut regis
ter" a clocll-shaped affair. the hands
of which record with merring accuracy
every venerable joke which the clowns,
while i'm reminiscent mood. may UNI
consciously utter. Everybody will want
to see the workings of the chestnut
register"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
TIME TABLE.
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigt

Corrected 10 Jan. !, ISL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13

Sells Bros. shows will exhibit at 1t
Louis May 2G.
The d., l.. 4 y. is now running a
new coach on the lthaca-Alma stub.
Wouldn't it be in order for Weather
Commissioner Smith To give rs "A little
rain for change? Come. L. NJ. wet
those flags down and make us happy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
All tralns daIIy. cxcept SUNDAY.

MI ITiIIH UUIINs CANFVI sUTIUdys
Connections: - At Toledo with all lines d.
vcrging; ut Manhattan junction with Wheel
ing 4 Lake Erie: nj Alexis Junction with VI & ,
and H. :. Il NJ. :; at Monroe junction with
Adrian Branch l.. :. a NJ. s.; at Dundee with
with Butler division abash, 81. J.. & F.; at
Pittsteid with Ypsilanti branch l.. = a NJ ::
at Ann Al Dor with Vi. G.. AT south Lyon with
ID. l.. y ~, and q T.; at Hamburg with VI. A.
Line division G.. r.. AT Howell with ID. l.. a y. f.:
nj DuIand with G. a q r., and ID. & NJ AT
Owosso Junction with ID. * NJ, and VI. e.. at
at -. LOUIS with ID. /. n N, aud :. V. ~ II. l. I;
mt \ lima with ID. l.. q "; ut Mt. Pleasant with
+. & T.. NJ.
W. II. BENNETT, Gen Pass. & Frt Ag't.
III. w. ASHLEY, Gen'l Supt.
a. j. DE LORME, Agent. Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13
Connections.

Detroit. with Railroads .verging.
Plymouth-Flnt x Pere Marquette Ry. -
South Lyon-TOledO, Ann Arbor & GA Tr'
Ry Air Line Div. G.. T. Ry.
TrOwbridge-Chicago * Grand Trunk Ry.
Lansing-Sag. Div. of NJ. &. X. r., Lake Shore
X Michigan Southern Ry.
Ionia-D.. q. II. VI. Ry., and Stanton Il. X:
Howard City-Grand Rap:dsA Indiana & r
Big Rapids-C. * w. NJ. Ry.. and G. Il. 81. X
East Saginaw-Sag Div. of VI. {. X. r.: f. &
u. NJ. Ry., u. H. N, :. Il. Il IL.
j. b.. MULLIKEN, Gent Manager.
W. 4. C'o"ENTER, Traffic Man. Detroit
Genera Offices Detroit, Mich
W \. NALLEAU, Agent. Anna
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Ac. Ia. Mail sTATIONs. Ex.
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North bound Standard Time South Bound.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
Benton Will not be Left Out.

A representative of the Benton
River Press had talk with Mr.. How.
Of st. Paul, regarding the portable To-
cation Of the Manitoba railroad In this
city. Mr.. How said that he had al
ways been led to believe IL was the
decided intention of Mr.. Hill TO bring
the Manitoba right into Fort Benton,
and that he had never heard anything
to the contrary until he heard Of the
fears Of the Benton people that they
were going to be left to one side. Mr..
How said that of course be did not
pretend TO know what Mr.. Hills in
tentions were ct the present time In
view of the many engineering difd-
culties that had been encountered be-
tween the Coal Banks and Great Falls,
but he was satisfied that those difli-
culties would have to be almost insur-
mountable to keep the Manitoba out
even with its temporary line. Mr..
Hill's interst In his great railroad rises
far above any personal considerations,
and he would be the last man on earth
to attempt TO advance his own private
enterprises 1t the expense Of the rail-
road. 1t lie NOT In Mr.. Hill's calcu-
lations TO leave the head Of navigation
out TO one side and force the trade In
self-defence 70 maintain the steamboat
lines In opposition 70 his road. the
first and uppermost thought In his
mind is the welfare Of his road, and II
he owned . dozen towns he would
never be caught jeopardizing the bust
ness Of his road to further his private
ends. This trait in Mr.. Hilrachar.
act r has won for his railroad enter
prises, wherever he has seen proper
to push them, the confidence Of cspi-
talists throughout the country.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
COW boy and staid agriculturist cared
naught for else that might be contain
"a In thaty coni raoa~... n~~>-t~~i

COW boy and staid agriculturist cared
naught for else that might be contain
Cd In their cool recesses. Occasional.
ly some prospector happened along,
picked q few specimens from some
canyon, had them assayed perhaps,
and not possessing the means 70 then
pursue the matter, would mark the
spot and pass on, never returning.
More recently has .ttention been paid
10 these matters, and In not Q few &C.
cluded spots may o small party Of
silent men be found bringing to the
surface Of some well defined lead"
quantities Of ore that old miners
look upon with satisfied and even en-.
thusiastic gaze. A vein of gaisnA,
random specimens Of which have -
sayed unexpected amounts to the ton
is now being worked. AT another
place. well upi the range, but still 90
ceesible, parties have developed gold
ore that assayed SIS 10 the ton. Pros-
pectors are now coming into the coun-
try from old mining districts, and will
do much this summer TO determine
the importance Of the mineral depos-
its. What is wanted most, however,
is capital. Without this all important
factor these riches may lie undisturb-
ed for years. Let every resident Of
the country take pains to inform their
moneyed friends Of the state Of things
and get capitalists interested. Then
all will be plain sailing. We have the
meat and produce to feed q thousand
mining camps, and the fuel and water
to furnish power to the mills and
smelters. Lose no opportunity to in
vite the attention of outside capitalists.
Buffalo Echo
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
THE CATTLE TRUST.
A Chicago Paper Expresses
Anything but Flattering Views
ofthe New Scheme.
Anecdote OF "Billy the KID
The Musical Treat tor
Tomorrow Night.
The American Cattle CMis, Trust.

The American Cattle CsGis) Trust.
By those who are familiar with the
"ins and outs" of the western cattle
business the American Cattle Trust is
looked upon - one Of the most stupsn-
dous frauds that was ever attempted
to be psrpstrated upon . confiding
public. 1t 10 declared to be scheme
concocted by few shrewd land some
time since wealthy "cattle kings" to
unload upon other shoulders their un.
profitable holdings. To assume that
any considerable plumber Of the west.
ern ranchmen will complacently and
unreservedly resign the entire man.
agement of their private business into
the hands Of men who have NO greater
claim upon the confidence of the pub
lie than have those at the head of the
American Cattle Trust, presupposes q
state Of mental imbecility not at all
consistent with the past business sue
cess Of the cattle men of the plains.
II the men who conceived and are car.
rylng forward the "Trnst" are suffer.
ing from financial cramps, the desire to
obtain relief is psrdonable, but that
Dies not impose upon their more for
tunate brethren any obligation TO as-
sist in furthering the scheme. The
heart Of the Chicago end of the con.
cern certainly does not beat In unison
with the producer. and the men who
are booming the thing out west have
not hitherto been recognized ~ phi.
lanthropists.
The secrecy enveloping the move
ments and the designs OF the Cattle
Trust" certainly justifies the public
In regarding the combination with
suspicion. Beyond the fact that such
concern has actually been organized,
and that a few big cattle owners aud q
Chicago dressed beef man are at the
bottom of IL, nothing is known.
Under these circumstances, to assume
that the western cattle men will with
out long and cool deliberation turn
their business over TO the tender mer.
cies Of the combine is q reflection
upon their intelligence.-Chicago Ex.
change.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
An Old Subject.

In the good old times, long gone
hence, when ii was perfectly proper
to wear q calico shirt, when common
whitewash waslplenty good enough for
the front fence, before the sinless and
simple game Of euchre had progressed
to progressiveness, when''two old cats"
was all the bell game the boys played
and expert players were not sold for
season. The women OF that olden
time wore for their hsad-gear q con-
veniently arranged and curiously con.
trived straw structure, known In clas-
sic mythology as the shaker. But II
has gone. And where? Ask some
cold, mute fashion plate and 10 will
tell you that the shaker. has shooke'er,
so to speak, and the women wear IL
not. The most wild and weird designs
In hats and bonnets have taken the
rack made vacant by it's departure.
and the husbands purse ,is dry. The
women of America should stop and
ponder instead of paint and powder
and think how they are affecting liter
ature by the reckless aud ruinous ex-
penditure Of their hubby's funds. No
words are sweeter. no sentiment 90 in.
spring. no melody as soothing IS that
grand and golden song, "Ths Hat My
Father Wore" maybe II the women
would call halt in fashion-the curse
Of the rich and the burden of the poor
there might be chance Of immor
tality in composing, arranging. pub
fishing and singing for that matter, 9
song "The Bonnet Her Mother
Wore" Az IL 10 now, the song would
be laughed out out Of exist tence, and
the girl would be voted out Of style In
q last springs bonnet-Ex.